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Guide #04
Guide #04
1. Match the following adjectives and write below the meaning in Spanish.
Pretty Young Heavy Lazy
Short Friendly Active Small
Fat Thin Big Soft
Dangerous Ugly Fast Light
Old Tall Hard Slow
Some Information:
Number of syllables Comparative Superlative
one syllable + -er + -est
tall taller tallest
One syllable with the spelling consonant + single vowel + consonant: double the final
consonant:
fat fatter fattest
Big bigger biggest
Sad sadder saddest
Practice Writing
2. Write the comparative form. Look at the examples.
Example: It’s a very interesting book. It’s one of the most interesting books I’ve ever read.
He´s a very good footballer. He is the best footballer in Europe at the moment.
She´s a pretty girl. She´s the prettiest girl in my class.
January is a cold month in Spain. It´s usually the coldest month of the year.
I was very happy when I got married. My wedding day was the happiest day of my life.
This is a really bad film. It is the worst film I´ve ever seen.
We saw an ugly dog last night. It was the most ugly dog we´ve seen.
I think this is an expensive restaurant. It must be the most expensive restaurant in town.
7. Fill in the blanks with the comparative or superlative form of the adjective in parentheses.
Where necessary, add “the” before superlatives and “than” after comparatives.
E Mt. Everest is the highest mountain in the world. (high)
E Montreal is larger than Quebec City. (large)
1. I have heard that the Masai tribe are the tallest people in the world. (tall)
2. "The Simpsons" is funnier than "The Flintstones" in my opinion. (funny)
3. If you want to go downtown, the easiest way is to take the metro. (easy)
4. The east coast of Australia is more populated than the west coast. (populated)
5. I found Alien 2 scarier than Alien 1. (scary)
She was a very intelligent student. She was the most intelligent (intelligent) girl in her class.
It´s a very old castle. Experts argued it is the oldest (old) in Britain.
I´m going to sleep on the sofa. The floor is more uncomfortable (uncomfortable) than it.
This new job is more important (important) for me than the last I had.
Living in the countryside is healthier (healthy) than leaving in town.
These instructions were the most difficult (difficult) ones I have ever read.
9. Write comparisons to describe two places in your country. Use comparatives and
Superlatives.
City 1 City 2